Wichita eagle., 1887-12-22
WENT CRAZY.
Story of a Beautiful Young Wife's Sad
Affection.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. H.-A hack
drove up to the Eighteenth district station
house at 0 o'clock this morning and a
young couple, man and a girl, descended
the steps of the station, passed under the
vine-covered archway and took their places
inside, The hack door closed, the driver
touched up his horses and the hack drove
out TO Bloci1ley, where the young girl was
placed in the insane ward Of the asylum.
She is Mrs. Edith Cressler, 20 years of age,
and her husband, a groom of three months
standing, was her companion Inc
visit to Blockley was the end OF
the couples married life. At II
o'clock last Saturday night, while the
| snow storm was at its height, Mrs. Ores
sler was brought into the station by her
husband. She was violently insane, and
he thought that was the best place for her
safe-keeping over night. Toward dawn
| she became more quiet, and at O'CLOCK
| Yesterday morning he concluded to take
her home to 162 West Cumberland street.
He left her at the house and went to his
work as driver on the Susquehanna ave
nue. car at o'clock. Edith escaped from
the house and was found by Officers Will
| liams and Fowler wondering at Hancock
and Dauphin streets. half clothed and
barefOoted. They took her to the station
house, and her husband returning at t
O'Clock learned of her escape. He surmls-
| ed where she was and found her at the
Eighteenth District. The girl was plainly
so unmana geable that two physicians were
sent for. They signed a commitment for
her as a maniac and the paper was given
into her husbands hands. He sat IN the
officers common room with her all night,
and during lucid intervals she told the
story of her marriage.
She said that her maiden name was
Edith Margaretta Ellis. She is an English
girl, and lived with her mother, who is a
widow, on Franklin street. The little yell
low cars passed close to her door, and
about two years ago quiet Irritation
sprung up between the pretty English
girl and young Cressler, the driver OF one
of the cars. At first she said she would go
with him nowhere save to church, but their
acquaintance shortly became more init
mate, and he courted her at her home.
Cressler was never q favorite with her
mother, but he was a straightforward fell
low, and Edith, little over two months
ago, consented to marry him despite her
mothers opposition.
The wedding, they decided would have
to be in Camden, and Edith declared that
it should take place on her Goth birthday.
! The plans for tie elopement were so care
fully contrived that the widowed mother
had no suspicion of the girls amorous in
tention. She was Gght-hearted and gay,
and apparently had given up all thought
| of her quondam sweetheart. On her
birthday, which occurred less than two
months ago, she started from the house
unattended, telling her mother she was
going to spend the afternoon with girl
| friend, and was met by her lover, and the
| twain started for Camden. which. since
the passage OF the marriage law act,
has become d veritable "Gretna
Green for clipping couples. Once on the
jersey side, the handsome young con
ductor and his rosy-cheeked companion
had no difficulty in finding an accommo-
dating clergyman 1t was the Rev. j. j.
Sleeper, and he tied the nuptial knot with
the celebrity for which Camden parsons
have become famous. The bridegroom
paid him good round fee, and within an
hour the happy couple were established in
their new home
Everything went well until Tuesday last,
when the girl developed her first symptoms
of insanity. All through last night she told
wonderful stories about her acquaintance
with prominent people. For a long time
she fancied herself Mrs. Langley, and
when asked to recte did so, with touch
of real dramatic power. Slight hope is
held out for her recovery.